Method and apparatus for constructing a concrete structure

Abstract

The present invention broadly comprises a method and apparatus for constructing a concrete structure, where one embodiment of apparatus includes a pre-cast concrete component and a poured in place concrete surface supported by the pre-cast concrete component.

1 . A structure comprising:
 a pre-cast concrete component; and   a poured in place concrete surface supported by the pre-cast concrete component.   
     
     
         2 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus has isotropic load-bearing strengths. 
     
     
         3 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the pre-cast concrete component is a column. 
     
     
         4 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the pre-cast concrete component is a cap on a top of a column. 
     
     
         5 . The structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the pre-cast concrete component also includes a floor section that is supported by the cap on the top of the column. 
     
     
         6 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the pre-cast concrete component is a floor section. 
     
     
         7 . The structure according to  claim 6 , wherein the poured in place concrete surface is located over the floor section. 
     
     
         8 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the poured in place concrete surface includes several apertures that extend through the concrete surface. 
     
     
         9 . A method for making a structure comprising:
 providing a plurality of pre-cast concrete columns;   placing a plurality of pre-cast concrete column caps on the plurality of columns such that there is one column cap on each column;   placing a plurality of floor sections on support members of the plurality of column caps; and   pouring a poured in place concrete surface on the plurality of floor sections.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the pouring includes pouring the poured in place concrete surface on the plurality of floor sections with a plurality of apertures that extend through the concrete surface. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of floor sections are pre-cast concrete floor sections.